Mary Poppins Rises to the Occasion

The temple was comparatively quiet again today.  There were only two sessions, and between them there couldn't have been more than 40 people.....many of whom were workers!  But it was delightful.

One of the workers, a woman about my age is Danish.  I enjoy her wit and her kindness and her wisdom.  She has worked in the Copenhagen Temple since it was dedicated, and besides being the coordinator, she pretty much knows everything about how it is run.

Today was her last day for a week or 2.  She is getting married!  It is a second marriage for her and for her future husband.  I believe they have known each other for a long time and seem very much in love.  I am happy for her.  In October, when the temple closes for two weeks, they will fly to New York and then drive the Church history tour to Salt Lake.  It sounds marvelous.

Two of our young men were workers this morning.  They are so cute.  And it is a wonderful thing to have their youth, enthusiasm and joy....it increases everyone's energy level I think.

We got done at 2:30 and hurried back to the apartment (as much as you can hurry when you take two buses), changed and hurried back out.  We walked about a mile and a half to the site of our new center.  We are still concerned about parking.  We often cart in all kinds of groceries....we can easily walk the distance from our home, but we can't carry all the supplies when we fix meals.

During our walk, it began to rain....it began to pour water out of the sky!  Neither of us have been caught in that kind of cloudburst.  We walked the last mile in it.  SK didn't have a jacket on (it was probably 66 or 68 degrees) and he carried a little umbrella that basically protected his head.  By the time we got there, his shirt was soaked back and front.

Meanwhile, the Mary Poppins was in her glory.  She inverted twice, but otherwise I was dry when we got there.  SK prefers to have his own umbrella....otherwise he feels that he is in danger of losing an eye or something (He thinks it is hazardous to be near me when I am wielding the Mary Poppins umbrella).

We ducked into the Danish National Museum to get dry.....we walked around looking at thousand-year- old artifacts from the vikings.  We visited the gift store (when a museum store is good....it is always very very good....and this one was good.), looked around some more and then waded home.  The rain had quieted down to a gentle pitter patter, and neither of us bothered opening up the umbrellas.

The night is coming on....the sound of the rain continues outside the window and sleep is calling.

Happy Birthday Carolyn!  Have a happy Sabbath everyone.